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Browns receiver Josh Gordon is serving a suspension for repeated violations of the NFL drug policy, but his agent promises that he has plenty of football left.

"He's hanging in there," Drew Rosenhaus said, per Cleveland.com. "He's biding his time. It's a difficult process and it's meant to be difficult obviously. But I've got faith in him and he'll get through this tough time and he still has a very bright future in the NFL in my opinion."

Rosenhaus said that Gordon is doing well, and he is confident that he can remain clean. "It's been about four months and we're just trying to get him through this year,'' Rosenhaus said.

Report: Browns notified Josh Gordon multiple times in writing he was late

by Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com

The Browns reportedly told wide receiver Josh Gordon in writing multiple times he was late for team meetings or functions, according to Cleveland.com.

The NFLPA has filed a grievance on Gordon's behalf to receive the game check he would have been paid if not suspended, approximately $48,564. Other than the game check, the suspension prohibited Gordon from playing his game of the season and prevented him from being able to hit unrestricted free agency.

The NFL Players Association filed a non-injury grievance against the Browns for a one-game suspension imposed on Josh Gordon at the end of last season that could delay his free agency status, reports Adam Schefter of ESPN.

If Gordon, 23, wins the grievance and gets credit for a sixth game in 2014, he'd be eligible for free agency after the 2016 season. If he loses, he wouldn't hit free agency until after the 2017 season.

In February, Gordon was suspended without pay for at least one year for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. He missed the first 10 games of 2014 due to a previous drug suspension. He finished the year with 24 receptions and 303 yards in five games.

Browns receiver Josh Gordon will soon file a grievance over the team suspending him Week 17 for missing a Saturday walkthrough, reports Pro Football Talk. The grievance will affect when Gordon qualifies for free agency, assuming he wins reinstatement from the one-year suspension announced Tuesday.

If Gordon, 23, wins the grievance and gets credit for a sixth game in 2014, he'd be eligible for free agency after the 2016 season. If he loses, he wouldn't hit free agency until after the 2017 season.

According to PFT, Gordon must pass up to 10 monthly drug tests over the next year to have any chance of returning to the NFL.